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Intellectual Property (IP)

  1. Intellectual Property regulations
  2. Intellectual Property seminars 2008
  3. Intellectual Property form for masters students
  4. Plagiarism

1. Intellectual Property regulations

The university’s Intellectual Property regulations are outlined in chapter 6 (Intellectual Property: A guide for postgraduate students and their supervisors) of the Handbook for Doctoral and Master of Philosophy Degrees.

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2. Intellectual Property seminars 2008

The Monash Research Graduate School (MRGS), in association with the Monash Science Technology Research and Innovation Precinct (the STRIP) and Monash Commercial, will be running multiple sessions of a seminar on Intellectual Property issues throughout the year. Lawyers from some of Melbourne’s best known legal firms will provide advice on intellectual property.

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3. Intellectual Property form for masters students

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4. Plagiarism

Plagiarism occurs when writers use ideas that are not their own but have been borrowed from others without acknowledgment. To avoid the charge of plagiarism in your thesis, you should distinguish between your ideas and those of other authors. Place quotation marks around all material taken directly from other text material and provide full reference details, including page numbers. Acknowledge another writers’ ideas by citing the author and providing all necessary reference details.

It is also considered a form of plagiarism if you submit as part of your thesis, without explanation, any substantial piece of work that has already formed part of the assessment for an earlier degree. You should consult your supervisor if you have any doubts at all as to what exactly would constitute plagiarism.

Plagiarism is regarded as serious academic misconduct. Serious cases of deliberate plagiarism will be dealt with in accordance with the university’s disciplinary regulations as outlined in the Monash University Calendar (Statute 4.1 Discipline).

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